This colorado student was dreading her 18th birthday. I actually fell, like, pretty physically ill. She was in foster care and like, thousands of others, turning 18 meant shed be on her own. If you would do it for your child, we would do it for a foster youth. Aging out of foster care. We explore a Community Effort to help former foster care kids land on their feet. Plus, from Business Investment to internships to grants, recent lawsuits take aim at programs designed to help minorities. There, intending to implement a Chilling Effect across the country. I speak with a civil rights lawyer involved in one of the cases about the impact this could have on opportunity in america, and the us just had its hottest winter on record. I am fearful of a climate future that doesnt center the lived experiences of the most marginalized period. How this young climate adviser is making sure the federal government takes them into account. Those stories now on matter of fact. The foster care system is st
Very hackable, solid, that talks to one of the organizers about what this means for the future of ai . They think that there is often a lack of understanding of what right or wrong even means, plus the calls for help never stop and short staffed Fire Departments cant keep up. We just have to do it. With 80 less people now, a Central Florida Fire Department is getting creative to attract the next generation of firefighters. And liftoff of artemis. One this Rocket Scientist is working on nasas next trip around the moon while working on a mission of her own. Create more diversity in the aerospace industry. The kids call me the rocket lady. What shes doing to fuel new opportunities. Im soledad obrien. Welcome to matter of fact, Google Microsoft chatgpt. There are some of the most recognizable names in tech and leaders in advancing ai or Artificial Intelligence technology or tech that is used to safeguard our banks, our satellite defense systems, our elections. So why would these companies
With humor. Well, im not a politician. Comedian roy wood jr is an alabama native. His state just went to the primary polls with new congressional maps that give black residents more of a say. All right, you can redraw the districts. But now, how many polling stations are you going to have open in those black parts of town . We talk election season and join him as he visits his childhood baseball field in birmingham. To be able to play here, its like sitting inside a history every week. Plus, about 20 of our electricity still comes from coal. Theyll cut this rock and stuff. So much dust. Uh, guys in their 30s needing double lung transplants. We meet a former miner who says despite his own battle with black lung disease, he understands why young people are still choosing to go underground. And imagine being a person without a country. It feels like youre invisible, feels like you dont belong anywhere. Why . Nearly a quarter Million People in the u. S. Are considered state less. Those sto
Health care workers to meet the need. And almost every day somebody goes without care how the support system is failing, those working in the Home Care Industry and the people relying on them. Plus doing your taxes might just get easier. Just push a button saying, yes, this is my return. Thats really simple. We explore the irs new program to modernize how you file your taxes and its an all too familiar story for many small towns in america. Businesses and factories close and the people leave the property that they own started to diminish. But for african town alabama jones, a hometown hero, has returned to rebuild the place that gave him his start. My dream for for africatown is that everybody can see the history. Im soledad obrien. Welcome to matter of fact america are living longer than past generations, and that can mean facing hard choices about how to manage their Ongoing Health care needs with a high cost of assisted living, many seniors are aging at home. They relying on home ca
Regularly missing school, jeopardizing their futures and impacting the education of their classmates. We knew we needed to change our approach. We see how one schools more personal approach is getting kids back to class. Plus, deep in winter were always on the lookout for the next covid or flu outbreak. So people like you and me can go and check on the website and say, i have a really young baby. How is rsv spreading . We look at why wastewater test is giving communities a heads up and helping people plan and id swipe left, swipe right, repeat it. We were built to love and the new way to do it is these dating sites. A new lawsuit accuses dating apps of deliberately turning users into addicts. The science of Online Dating and our brains. Those stories right now on matter of fact. A Record Number of kids are regularly missing school during the 2122 school year, nearly. 15 Million Students were chronically absent. Thats when someone misses more than 10 of the school year, and it includes